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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alceo Menandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendan Schaub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alceo Menandro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brendan Schaub!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schaub scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schaub is looking to advance position but Menandro won't allow it.
Schaub throwing shots but Menandro is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schaub not doing much here.
Schaub is keen to just control but Menandro is a slippery customer.
Schaub throwing shots but Menandro is blocking nicely.
Schaub controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brendan Schaub was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Menandro misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Menandro. Schaub does a little dance to reset his feet.
Menandro lands with a shot to the body.
Menandro stuffs the takedown.
Menandro stuffs the takedown.
Menandro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Schaub checks it well.
Menandro looks to land a right hand but Schaub moved out of range.
Schaub fails in his attempt to clinch.
Menandro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Schaub will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alceo Menandro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendan Schaub.
Menandro misses with a wild body shot.
Alceo Menandro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schaub tries to clinch there but Menandro circles away.
Menandro swats away the attempt to clinch by Schaub.
Schaub fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Menandro has closed the distance and engaged Schaub in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Menandro creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Menandro looking to slow down the pace here.
Menandro misses with a knee strike.
Menandro throws a punch but it's blocked by Schaub.
Schaub drags the fight down to the ground.
Schaub trying to control the position.
Menandro trying to control but Schaub is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Menandro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schaub swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Menandro wants to control from the top but Schaub keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Alceo Menandro just wasn't active enough.
Menandro stuns Schaub with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Menandro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Menandro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schaub avoids the body shot from Menandro.
Menandro could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Menandro looks for the body kick but Schaub saw that one coming.
Menandro looks to land a body kick but Schaub moved away.
Menandro tries to keep at a distance but Schaub has taken the fight into the clinch.
Menandro throws a punch but it's blocked by Schaub.
Menandro has Schaub pressed against the cage, preventing Schaub from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Schaub tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Menandro just stands there and leans against the cage.
Menandro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schaub has Menandro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Menandro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Menandro struggles to land a body shot inside as Schaub controls his hands.
Menandro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Menandro fails to land.
Schaub blocking some punches.
Schaub manages to pull guard.
Schaub not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Menandro has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menandro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Schaub pulls Menandro in to control the position.
Schaub had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Menandro defends it easily.
Schaub pushes Menandro off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Schaub looks gassed!
Schaub takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schaub darts in and clinches Menandro up against the cage.
Menandro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Menandro swings wildly with an uppercut but Schaub uses good head movement to avoid it.
Menandro swings wildly with an uppercut but Schaub uses good head movement to avoid it.
Menandro scores a nice knee to the body.
Schaub wants to get back to striking at distance but Menandro won't allow it.
Menandro lands a shoulder strike.
Schaub fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brendan Schaub will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Schaub uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Menandro.
Menandro is looking to wear down Schaub with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Menandro wants to slow Schaub down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice cross by Menandro.
Menandro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Schaub takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Schaub checks a leg kick.
Schaub tries to clinch there but Menandro circles away.
Menandro takes a swing at Schaub's ribcage but misses.
Schaub closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Still in half guard, Schaub seems content to control.
Schaub tries to pass to full mount but Menandro defends it.
Menandro tries to get to full guard but Schaub has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaub seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Menandro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Menandro moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Schaub trying to control but Menandro is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Brendan Schaub.
Menandro misses with a hook.
Menandro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Schaub managing to block the knees to the body from Menandro.
Menandro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schaub has picked Menandro up - he's going for a ride! Schaub dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaub thows a huge punch but Menandro dodges it nicely.
Menandro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Menandro is working hard here to advance position.
Schaub is looking to advance position but Menandro won't allow it.
Schaub is trying to control the action in half guard but Menandro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schaub looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Menandro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Schaub controlling the action here.
Schaub trying to control the action but Menandro is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Brendan Schaub wasn't active enough on the ground.
Schaub works Menandro's body with a nice hook.
Schaub closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Menandro to the mat! Menandro manages to get full guard.
Schaub trying to control the position from guard on top but Menandro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Menandro is trying to control the position but Schaub postures up.
Schaub wants to control from the top but Menandro keeps moving.
Schaub gets to his feet. Menandro looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Schaub showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Menandro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Menandro looks to land a right hand but Schaub moved out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Schaub.
Menandro is looking to reverse the position.
Schaub stands up.
Schaub fails with an attempt to clinch.
Menandro misses with a hook.
Schaub clinches.
Menandro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schaub.
Menandro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schaub's elbow.
Schaub blocks an uppercut.
Menandro trying to stall but Schaub improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaub tries for a takedown. No joy.
Schaub blocking some punches.
Schaub throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Menandro tries to work over Schaub's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Menandro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schaub backwards.
Schaub is trying to maintain a safe position but Menandro gets an underhook and turns Schaub into the cage.
Schaub misses with a hook from the clinch.
Menandro misses with a body punch.
Menandro tries to stall but Schaub uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Menandro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schaub's elbow.
Menandro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schaub blocks it with crossed arms.
Menandro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schaub has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Menandro tries to throw a body punch but Schaub avoids it by throwing Menandro back against the cage.
Schaub is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Menandro can't fight it off and eventually Schaub manages to take the fight to the floor. Menandro looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Schaub takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Menandro controls Schaub momentarily but Schaub frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaub wants to control from the top but Menandro keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Schaub postures up in Menandro's guard and throws a big left but Menandro blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schaub missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schaub stands and steps away. Menandro gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Schaub closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Schaub is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Menandro trying to control but Schaub postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menandro manages to get to full guard.
Schaub not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brendan Schaub comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Schaub winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brendan Schaub!
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energy
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RATING
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